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Experience the Delta:
Places to Go and People to See in the Mississippi Delta
Shared Experiences USA started by creating in-person Experiences.
We've now expanded to take the roadtrip online.
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Here's a sample of ways to explore:
Our COVID-friendly roadtrip suggestions, virtual experiences, and stories from the community are
organized like a blog -- just click on the places and themes that interest you.
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THANKS to y'all for the 2021 Juke Joint Experience
THANKS to Jaleesa and the whole Shared Experiences USA team for helping make this year's Juke Joint Festival such a fantastic experience!...
Apr 17, 20211 min read
Strategic planning & Delta crops: all in the timing
It's all in the timing: farmers know the difference a day makes. Plant too early and your fields flood (= fewer seedlings root = lower...
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Diaper need as a window into poverty: Chelesa & the Delta Diaper Bank in the Washington Post
Heroes being recognized for their work! This is a great article on how "diaper need is a window into poverty." And how Chelesa and the...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Good News: Our African American Heritage Map on WREG
Exciting to see Clarksdale on the 6:00 News -- with such good news! Appreciate WREG News Channel 3 coming down from Memphis to cover the...
Feb 27, 20211 min read
Launching Clarksdale's new African American Heritage Map
We're proud to launch Visit Clarksdale's new African American Heritage Map today! It's been a community collaboration, and will be...
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Marketplace & MPB: Next Stop...Clarksdale & our live music ecosystem
LOVE Marketplace and MPB. So! proud! that Clarksdale and our work was just featured on both. Marketplace did a story about how...
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Muddy Waters & Martin Luther King's Blues
Martin Luther King & Muddy Waters' journeys from the Mississippi Delta intersected in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in May, 1968....
Jan 18, 20213 min read
Virtual stroll: Clarksdale's winter wonderland
We went walking in the winter wonderland that was Clarksdale, Mississippi this morning! For those who missed it, here's a virtual stroll...
Jan 11, 20212 min read
A new year, still Live From Clarksdale
Who knew Live From Clarksdale would live til 2021? Not us! We thought this thing would help keep musicians on their feet for a few...
Jan 1, 20216 min read
George & Goldie and Delta generosity
QUESTION for anyone who has historic Clarksdale photos, and a story about Mississippi generosity: 1) Anyone have old photos, particularly...
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Where Ben's Gone
Yesterday Ben Wiley Payton was late for our gig. Ben isn't usually late. So many bluesmen are. So much so, that this wasn't the first...
Dec 5, 20203 min read
Blues & BBQ at the Crossroads
We're hosting the quintessential Southern show at Abe's BBQ, now #LiveFromClarksdale: Jacqueline "Jaxx" Nassar brings us BLUES & BBQ from...
Nov 28, 20201 min read
Thanks-giving: Harvest in Mississippi
As we scramble into our kitchens, big THANKS to the farmers scrambling to finish their harvest -- and all American farmers who put food...
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Creative change in action
Creative change in action: @gzbluesclub has commissioned a massive new mural! They brought in multimedia artist @devin_gerard_liston to...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Holiday shopping in downtown Clarksdale
Holiday shopping? Support small business! There's a treasure trove of Delta gems in downtown Clarksdale: Beautiful large handmade bows,...
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Taps to honor veterans, today and every day
Watermelon Slim plays Taps at almost every show Live From Clarksdale. He's a Vietnam veteran and a bluesman. As he says, "part of the...
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Griot's annual Fall Feast
We're hosting "Big A" Sherrod & Lee Williams to celebrate the work of Griot Youth Program at their annual Fall Feast,...
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Voting in Mississippi: then and now
"It's a privilege, it's a right, it's a spiritual necessity:" Brenda Luckett remembers her parents working with Dr. Aaron Henry and...
Nov 3, 20201 min read
The First Black Sheriff of Coahoma County: John Milton Brown
Guest post by Dr. Bill Sutton Bill Sutton has been leading Habitat for Humanity trips to Clarksdale and Coahoma County with groups of...
Oct 5, 20207 min read
Babies & Blues: Delta Diaper Needs Awareness
Blues & babies: what do they have in common? Itta Bena, Indianola, Como, Robinsonville... You may've visited The Hollywood Cafe or B.B....
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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